Marriage and divorce: Contacts
Family dispute resolution agencies
Better Place Australia
Head office: Level 1, 16 Park Road, Cheltenham Vic 3192
Tel: 1800 639 523
Web: www.betterplaceaustralia.com.au
Better Place Australia has offices in metropolitan and regional Victoria; see their website for addresses.
Cairnmillar Institute: Clinic for Counselling, Psychology and Psychotherapy
391–393 Tooronga Road, Hawthorn East Vic 3123
Tel: 1800 391 393
Email: reception@cairnmillar.org.au
Web: www.cairnmillar.org.au
Cairnmillar also has clinics in Dandenong and North Melbourne.
CatholicCare Victoria
Head office: 383 Albert Street, East Melbourne Vic 3002
Tel: 9287 5555
Web: www.ccam.org.au
CatholicCare also offers family dispute resolution in Dandenong, Epping, Footscray, Geelong and Gippsland.
Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria (DSCV)
Level 4, 456 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Vic 3000
Tel: 1300 372 888
Web: www.disputes.vic.gov.au
Relationship Matters: Counselling & Mediation
Head office: Level 4, 255 Bourke Street, Melbourne Vic 3000
Tel: 1300 543 396
Web: www.relationshipmatters.com.au
Relationship Matters also has offices in Caulfield, Frankston, Geelong, Hoppers Crossing, Moonee Ponds, Prahran, Reservoir and Wangaratta.
Relationships Australia (Victoria)
Melbourne Family Relationship Centre,
379 Collins Street, Melbourne Vic 3000
Tel: 8625 3666
Email: enquiries@melbournefrc.org.au
Web: www.relationshipsvictoria.com.au
Relationships Australia also offers family dispute resolution at their offices in Ballarat, Berwick, Greensborough, Kew, Shepparton, Sunshine and Traralgon.
Victoria Legal Aid Family Dispute Resolution Service
Tel: 1800 136 832
Web: www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/get-legal-services-and-advice/family-dispute-resolution-victoria-legal-aid
Courts
Family Court of Australia
Melbourne CBD location:
Owen Dixon Commonwealth Law Courts Building,
305 William Street, Melbourne Vic 3000
Tel: 1300 352 000
Email: enquiries@familylawcourts.gov.au
Web: www.familycourt.gov.au
The Family Court of Australia also hears matters in Dandenong; see the court’s website for address details. Counsellors and welfare officers are attached to the Family Court. They supplement the services of marriage counselling organisations.
Federal Circuit Court of Australia
Melbourne CBD location:
Owen Dixon Commonwealth Law Courts Building,
305 William Street, Melbourne Vic 3000
Tel: 1300 352 000; 8600 3333
Email: vicreg@fedcourt.gov.au
Web: www.federalcircuitcourt.gov.au
In Victoria, the Federal Circuit Court also hears matters in Ballarat, Bendigo, Dandenong, Geelong, Mildura, Morwell, Shepparton and Warrnambool.
Magistrates’ Court of Victoria
Email: customerassistance@courts.vic.gov.au
Web: www.mcv.vic.gov.au
There are Magistrates’ Courts throughout metropolitan and regional Victoria; see the court’s website for addresses.
